Automatic coin separating and counting device



H. W. ROELING, E H. WlLLIAMS, AND J. G. BAUER.

AUTOMATIC COIN SEPARAHNG AND COUNTING. DEVICE.

AP PL!CATION FILEDVMARL2I, 1921.

Patented. July 4, 1922;,

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H. W. ROELING, E. H. WILLlAMS, AND J. G. BAUER. AUTOMATIC com SEPARATINQ AND COUNTING DEVICE. l APPUCATIOH FILED MAR. 21, 192i. 1,421,992 Patented July 4, 1922.

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' nan-re er HENRY WILLIAM ROELING, EDWARD-HUGH WILLIAMS; AND JOHNGEOBGE'BAUER,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

AUToMATIocoIN SEPARATING' AND COUNTlNG nnvrcn.

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Application filed. March 21, 192i;

T-aZZ whom t -may concern:

Beit' known that we, HENRY WILLIAM RonLING,"

- JOHN-GEORGE BAUER, citizens of the United States, and 'all residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain-new and usefullm'provements in Automatic Coin Separatingand Counting; Devices; and "we do hereby declare the coin chute in which a more condensed and compact arrangement is had, and in which the length ofthe-chute, shown and described in our co-pending application'abovereferred to, is shortened and made to accommodate coins of the same range or denominations an arrangement of double coin rails placed one-above the other," and receiving coins from the distributing'drum' in the usual manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a'simple and inexpensive construction of coin chute which will more effectively separate the coins of various denominations,

and which will act toreject mutilated or' spurious coins.

With the" foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims" appended hereto;

In the drawings, refer to like 01 corresponding parts throughout-the several views,

Fig. l is a front'elevational view"with' the upper partshown in section, of an improved coin separating device constructedaccording to the present invention;

Fig." 2 is an enlarged front elevational view of'the improved coinchute';

Fig. 3 is a similar view with certain plates of the chute removed Specification of Letters Patent.

EDWARD HUGH \VILLIAMS, and,

followingto be a ran, clear, and exact description of the invention, sueh'as will enable others skilled inthe art to wherein like symbols Patented July 4, 1922. Serial No. 454,014.

Fig; 4 is acurved sectional view taken on the line 44 in Fig. 2;

Fig: 5'is asimilar view'taken on the line 5-5 also in Fig. 2; and

Fig.6 is a transverse section taken on the line 66 in Fig; 2'

Referring more particularly to the drawings, '1 designates the cabinet'whichmay be of'the' same construction as illustrated and described"in"our patent aforesaid, and in acc'ordance'withsuch pat ent, -thecabinet is provided'with-a coin receiving hopper 4 for delivering thecoins-to adistributing drum 7, which'receives motion-through the gear 8, carrie'dthei'eby, and a "pinion9 from a shaft 10 journaled within thecabinet.

Theshaft is provided with clutch elements' ll'and 12, the latter of which is" slida-bly i'nounted'on the shaft, and connected to a centrifugal provided with a crank handle-'13 on the exterior of t-he' cabinet," by which "it may be manually rotated, the centrifugal governor providingfor"disconnectingthe drum in case the speedof IOtELtlQIt'1Sf1IIaCletO exceeda predeterinlned maximum. The'drum 7 dis tributes the' 1 coins 'into" the 1 improved coin chute which'is disclosed to better advantage in Figs$-2 to 6 inclusive,

eferring 'niore mes, thecoin chute is-made up of a coin receivingportion composed of a back'plate 50 and afront' 'plate'51' spaced apart slightly widertliair-the thickness of a silver dollar rece vingof coins of" so as to provide for the all denominations theretlirough. coins roll along on a them from the drunh 'i. This rail 52 extends downwardly as'inclicatedi at 53, and is returnedup'on itself as a flange 54 formedon the distributing the lower' portion of the coin chute.

These This plate 55, 'aslike'wise' the plates'5O and 51, are arranged'at anxinclinatio'n', and also at an angle from the'vert'ical' so that the coins, indescendingflie"against the plate 55. A'confining rail 56' is securedabou'tthe vertical portion 53 oftlieguide'rail 52 and entends into a-supporting fl zinge 57, beneath the rail 54. The plate '55 is also provided withaflange'58, extending in parallelism with the flange 57 and beneath the "same. The lower'left hand (and of the'plate extendsbeyond the ends ofthe' rails 54, 57 and governor 14. Theshaft is particularly to these fig rail 52 which receives plate 55 which constitutes 58, and is turned'upwardly to provide abutment 59 to check coins that strike there- 7 uated in size in order to receive respectively dimes, pennies, and nickels. In like manner, similar though larger slots 63, 64 and 65 are made in the plate 55 above the flange 57 to receive quarters, half-dollars and dollars respectively.

These various slots communicate with 7 tubes 66 and 67 which carry the coins to the compartments 30 in the lower part of the cabinet 1. A plate 68 preferably has its upper longitudinal edge lying beneath the rail 54, and inclining downwardly and outward- 1y away from the plate 55, its lower portion lying against the outer edge of the flange 57. This plate 68 is formed with a curled edge 69 made diagonally and beneath the forward end of a gap 70, madeinthe rail 54 just precedingthe dime'slot 60. The other end 71 of the plate 68 is also curled outwardly to provide an abutment or stop.

Similarly, a gap 72 is made in the lower flange 57, substantially beneath the gap of the upper rail and preferably an opening 73 is made in the plate 55 above this gap 72, in order to allow a mutilated coin to rock sufficiently topermit its lower edge to slide through thegap 72.

If desired, a bulged plate 74 may be provided in rear of the opening 73, to avoid accidental escape of any coins through, this opening. The rear plate 50 is provided near its lower part with an opening or slot 75, suflioient to allow the passage'therethrough of dimes, pennies and nickels, but too small to allow of the passage of quarters or coins of larger denominations. This slot oropening 75 communicates with a channel 76 in rear thereof, which directs the coins onto the upper rail 54. x

This channel 76 is formed by a plate 77 spaced rearwardly back of the base plate 50, said plate 77 being provided with flanges 78 and 79, bent forwardly and taking against the base plate to which they may be soldered or otherwise secured. A gap 80 is provided in the guide rail 52, at the slot or opening 7 5, in order to permit of the escape of mutilated coins or of the outer of two coins that are moving abreast. These coins are guided by a plate 81 downwardly onto the lower guide rail 58 and thence to the safety compartment'heretofore referred to.

In use, coins coming from the drum will be delivered to the rail 52, and willpass down between the plates 50 and 51 until arriving at the slot 75. At this point all dimes, pennies and nickels will escape through such slot 75and will descend through the channel scribed.

57' and separated throughthe slots 63, 64

and 65. Foreign substances and mutilated coins will be caught in the gaps 80, 70 and 72, all of'which lead to the lower rail 58 and will be guided by the latter into the safety compartment from which they may be removed from time to time. Should any good coins for any reason go into this compartment,-they may beput through the, machine a second time.

lVe do not wish to be restricted to the f size, form, and proportions of the various parts, and obviously changes could be made in the construction herein described without departing from the spirit of the invention, it being only necessary that-such changes fall within the scope-of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. A devlce of the character described comprising a coin chute comprising means to receive the coins, a plate having rails'one above another for recelvmg the coins from I .said means, said plate having graduated slots above the rails for separating the coins, and means for diverting the mutilated coins from the rails and slots, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described,

an improved coin chute comprising a receiving portion, a plate having superposed guide rails in communication with the receiving portion of the chute, said plate, having su perposed graduated slots respectively above the guide rails, said guide rails provided with safety gaps therein, substantially as described. a V

3. In a device ofthe'character described, an improved coin chutejcomprising a re ceiving portion, a plate having superposed guide rails in connection withthe receiving portion of the chute, said plate provided with graduated slots extending in superposed relation above the'two guide rails, said guide rails having safety gaps therein, and a flange extending beneath'said guide rails on said plate forreceiving coins let through said gaps, substantially 'as de- .4. In a device of the character described,

an improved coin chute comprising a coin receiving portion,'a plate having guide rails in connection with the receiving portion and provided with graduated slots in superposed relation above the rails, said rails having gaps therein, a. flange on the plate below the rails, and a cover plate; extending over the lower row of slots, substantially as described. r r 7 5. In a device of the character described,

an improved coin chute comprising a receiving portion, a plate in connection therewith and having superposed guide rails and superposed rows of graduated slots, said guide rails having gaps therein, a flange on the plate beneath the guide rails, and a cover plate fitted in front of the lower row of slots and lower guide rail and being inclined so as to engage at its forward edge beneath the gap in the upper rail, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the character described, composed of a base plate, a front plate separated therefrom, a receiving rail extending between the base and front plates, said base plate having a slot therein, a channel beneath the slot, a plate having an upper guide rail for receiving coins from said channel and provided with graduated slots therealong, said last mentioned plate having a Second guide rail for receiving coins di rectly from the receiving rail and having graduated slots therealong, and means for removing mutilated coins from the rails, substantially as described.

HENRY WILLIAM ROELIN G. EDWARD HUGH WILLIAMS. JOHN GEORGE BAUER. 

